For over 8 years I kept telling my employees and my clients “It’s NOT the computers, dummy!” And Kennedy Information Research has published a report that confirms what I’ve been doing.
IT consulting firms are likely to get squeezed out as business issues become a more important component to IT strategy and planning and traditional strategy firms seize the opportunity. While Strategy firms’ investments in IT strategy capabilities have achieved some success, most key IT strategy planning activities have still been left to internal organizations and the IT consulting firms. Kennedy’s research shows, however, that IT strategy is starting to become a significant growth area for certain practices within Strategy firms. Consider that information management is a critical success criterion for some companies, global sourcing decisions require coordination between IT and business operations, and that Strategy firms possess the most sophisticated risk-adjusted ROI capabilities. Since it is an attractive adjacent offering that can be added to existing proposals, IT Strategy is a natural fit that can extend capabilities and fuel additional growth for Strategy firms.
There is some satisfaction in saying, “I told you so.”
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